Detained Over ‘Social Media Posts’, Kesanbilici Released

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Losing his eye during Gezi Resistance, Platform for Gezi Martys and Ghazis Spokesperson Volkan Kesanbilici has been released after being detained due to his “social media posts” yesterday (July 15).

Announcing his detention on Twitter, Kesanbilici said, “I am being taken to police station on charge of propagandizing for a terrorist organization on social media”.

Kesanbilici had lost his left eye with a plastic bullet fired by police in an armored vehicle during Gezi Resistance.

The platform was founded in 2014

Platform for Gezi Martys and Ghazis was founded on January 21, 2014 in order to act together in legal process with the families of those who lost their lives or were injured during Gezi Resistance, and struggle against law and practices that pave the way for people to get killed and wounded.